A/HRC/48/28 It was reported to OHCHR that Ms. Li Yuhan met with her lawyer twice in the reporting period and that, in October 2020, the lawyer became aware that authorities had added an additional charge of “fraud” against her and that her trial date had been postponed to 30 November 2020. During a subsequent visit with her lawyer in March 2021, Ms. Li Yuhan stated that she was brought before a judge on 7 January 2021 and ordered to plead guilty to the crimes she was charged with, which she refused to do. The Shenyang Heping District People’s court reportedly issued a notice stating that the Supreme People’s Court had approved the further extension of her trial to 27 May 2021. 18. The case of human rights lawyer Mr. Liu Zhengqing, who had engaged with UN human rights mechanisms, was included in the 2020 and 2019 reports of the SecretaryGeneral108 on allegations of disbarment for that engagement (CHN 13/2011).109 During the reporting period, it was reported to OHCHR that Mr. Liu Zhengqing remained disbarred and therefore unable to engage in any work related to his legal profession. 19. The case of Ms. Xu Yan, who had engaged with UN human rights mechanisms, was included in the 2020 and 2019 reports of the Secretary-General 110 in relation to her interrogation for her campaign for the release of her detained husband, Mr. Yu Wensheng, a human rights lawyer whose case was addressed by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (A/HRC/HRC/WGAD/2018/62)111 and other special procedure mandate holders (CHN 5/2018).112 It has been reported to OHCHR that Ms. Xu Yan learned that her husband had been secretly convicted and sentenced to four years prison on 17 June 2020, and transferred to a Nanjing Prison (see also CHN 16/2020113). She was only able to confirm the location of his imprisonment after repeated calls to multiple authorities in February 2021 and was able to visit her husband on 15 March 2021 for the first time since his detention in January 2018. Ms. Xu Yan reportedly remained under surveillance by authorities, who at times prevented her from leaving her home, including on 10 December 2020, blocking her public participation in Human Rights Day. 20. The case of Ms. Chen Jianfang, a human rights defender, was included in the 2020, 2019 and 2014 reports of the Secretary-General114 on allegations of intimidation and reprisal for her campaign for civil society participation in the UPR, including a tribute to Ms. Cao Shunli115 on the fifth anniversary of her death (CHN 11/2013).116 On 19 August 2019, special procedures mandate holders raised concern about Ms. Chen Jianfang’s alleged arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance (CHN 16/2019).117 It was reported to OHCHR that a Shanghai court convicted Ms. Chen Jianfang of “subversion of state power” on 19 March 2021 and sentenced her to three years in prison. She reportedly rejected multiple attempts by the Government to appoint a lawyer for her because they were not of her choosing. Despite suspicions, she finally met with a lawyer, Mr. Zhang Lei, and a trusted intermediary, former human rights lawyer Ms. Wang Yu (see below), who could verify his identity and credibility. However, on the court date at which they were supposed to meet, plainclothes police reportedly appeared at the hotel room of Ms. Wang Yu and prevented her from appearing in the courtroom. Ms. Chen Jianfang subsequently dismissed her lawyer, Mr. Zhang Lei, because she was unable to verify his identity. 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 52 A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, para. 15; A/HRC/42/30, para. 45 and Annex I, paras. 13, 16. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=30914. A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, para. 16; A/HRC/42/30, para. 45 and Annex I, paras. 13, 17. Opinion No. 15/2019 by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention at its eighty-fourth session, concerning Yu Wensheng (China), 24 April–3 May 2019. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=33962. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=35654. A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, para. 19-20; A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, para. 18; A/HRC/27/38, para. 17. A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, paras. 19, 21, 34; A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, paras. 17–19; A/HRC/39/41, Annex I, para.10–11; A/HRC/33/19, para. 39; A/HRC/30/29, Annex I, para. 1; and A/HRC/27/38, paras. 17–19. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=32042. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=34911.